Talk:History of the Panama Canal
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I created this by splitting off from Panama Canal, because it was getting huge, and because it's an epic story in its own right. It still needs a fair bit of work, though; it's kind of patchy. I'll have a go, but all contributions of course welcome! — Johantheghost 15:32, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] The Workers
We really need to add something about the people who built the canal -- where they came from, how they were treated, etc. Particularly how they were paid based on skin colour. -- Johantheghost 11:43, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] To Your Health
You've anticipated me. I was just about to do something on the disease issues, the Fr effort predating the work of Finlay, Reed et al. on the mosquito vector. I don't know enough about it to judge how large deLépinay's locks would/might have been; I've N actually read McCullough. (I relied on the TV doc & a quick look at the book.) Guess I am a bit of a deL cheeleader, & maybe DM was, too; it sounded like he thought (& I, too) deL got it right. Timing, sometimes, is crucial. It's EZ to forget how interconnected things can be. Most histories will say the Fr project foundered on malaria & Gorgas cleaned it out, but omit the science needed before Gorgas knew to do it, forgetting we know, but they didn't.
Thinking of links, have you seen James Burke's Connections & The Day the Universe Changed? They're quite remarkable for showing how things you'd never expect tie together. (They've both been made into shows for Discovery; write & demand they rebroadcast!)
Let me also say, bravo. I first encountered the Nicaragua Canal in S. M. Stirling, & the Mex Canal in Heinlein, so it's terrific to see them treated seriously here. Trekphiler 13:16, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
- See Talk:Panama Canal for response. — Johantheghost 12:37, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Sources
I rewrote "devestated Pacific Fleet" (it's a myth; at best, an exaggeration), & added the subs remark, for which I rely on Blair's Silent Victory; I'd source it, but couldn't quite see a separate heading for it alone. Trekphiler 13:25, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
- Cool; I changed submarines to being "a major" contributor, since I think giving them the main credit — over battleships, fighting men, nukes, etc. — would be rather controversial. I think it would be better if you did cite your source on the subs if possible. Cheers! Johantheghost 13:28, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Yawretawaemehcsaneipasomoha
In 1852, plans were drawn up to construct the Yawretawaemehcsaneipasomoha Waterway, but they fell short when the waterway's chief architect died of leprosy.
I'm not outright disputing this fact, but when I google it and get nothing meaningful but this article, and the palindrome it seems to be derived from I get suspicious. Can anyone either confirm or deny this? Nakamura2828 23:05, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] GA Re-Review and In-line citations
Members of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles are in the process of doing a re-review of current Good Article listings to ensure compliance with the standards of the Good Article Criteria. (Discussion of the changes and re-review can be found here). A significant change to the GA criteria is the mandatory use of some sort of in-line citation (In accordance to WP:CITE) to be used in order for an article to pass the verification and reference criteria. Currently this article does not include in-line citations. It is recommended that the article's editors take a look at the inclusion of in-line citations as well as how the article stacks up against the rest of the Good Article criteria. GA reviewers will give you at least a week's time from the date of this notice to work on the in-line citations before doing a full re-review and deciding if the article still merits being considered a Good Article or would need to be de-listed. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us on the Good Article project talk page or you may contact me personally. On behalf of the Good Articles Project, I want to thank you for all the time and effort that you have put into working on this article and improving the overall quality of the Wikipedia project. LuciferMorgan 02:43, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Stamp-ctc-panama-canal-opens.jpg
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[edit] GA Sweeps
This article has been reviewed as part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Project quality task force in an effort to ensure all listed Good articles continue to meet the Good article criteria. In reviewing the article, I have found there are a great many issues that may need to be addressed. The first and most noticable of these problems is sourcing; most of the article is barely sourced at all, including a great many statistics that must be referenced. If someone takes responsibility for this problem and begins to fix it then I will work with them to deal with the citation issue and the other problems that beset this article, which include poor prose and incorrect formatting. I will check back and if progress is being made and issues are being addressed, then work can continue. If no one has come forward in the next seven days however, this article will be delisted (such a decision may be challenged through WP:GAR). If improved after it has been delisted, it may be nominated at WP:GAN. Feel free to drop a message on my talk page if you have any questions, and many thanks for all the hard work that has gone into this article thus far. Regards, Jackyd101 (talk) 20:10, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
